Hello Everyone,

Summer is almost here. We can't believe this is our final full week of school. Students are working hard still as well as enjoying many fun activities and field trips.

Fitfest and 4th grade Field Day are this week. Students will enjoy many outdoor activities during these wildly anticipated events.

We will miss our grade 4 students and look forward to meeting our new kindergarteners. On June 9th, we will be hosting our kindergarten tours for families.

On another note, we would like to share that Nurse V has accepted the position of RN at CHS starting Fall of 2025. Please join us in congratulating her on this new opportunity. Nurse V has made a tremendous impact on our students, staff, and community and is now ready to take on a new challenge at the high school level. While we will really miss her and her humor and dedication to our students and South Row, we wish her the very best. We would also like to welcome our new nurse, Heather Martin, who is coming from Lawrence Public Schools. We have included some information about Heather below.

Respectfully,

Terri and Jayson

Starting Monday June 2 - Please send a bag with your student to art class to take home their artwork. A grocery bag or a tote bag would be great. It has to fit a 12"x18" folder but can stick out of the top. A paper grocery bag works the best. There might be some additional work coming home the week after but no need for a bag for that.

Thanks for supporting the visual arts!!

As a school we raised $1133 for St Jude Children’s Hospital. Thank you to the many staff members and families who donated this year.

Monday, June 9th

• Incoming Kindergarten Family Tours, 10:00am and 2:00pm

Tuesday, June 10th

• No events

Wednesday, June 11th

• Fit Fest w/ Mrs. Brown
• Gr. 1 and 2: 10:00-11:30am
• Gr. 3 and 4: 1:35-3:05pm
• Gr. K: 2:20-3:00pm

Thursday, June 12th

• Fit Fest Rain Date (same times as above)

Friday, June 13th

• Gr. 4 Field Day
• South Row/Chelmsford Spirit Day

Monday, June 16th

• Gr. 4 Field Day Rain Date
• Move Up Day Gr. K-3

Tuesday, June 17th

• Gr. 4 Portfolio Picnic, 9:30-11:00am
• Last Day of School for Students (HALF DAY) - Students dismissed at 11:45am

• Reminders for Early Release Days:

  • Students are dismissed at 11:45am
  • Car dismissals should adhere to the following times
  1. Last names A-G- 11:40-11:45am
  2. Last names H-N- 11:45-11:50am
  3. Last names O-Z- 11:50-11:55am
• Please communicate any changes to your child's dismissal plans to their respective teacher, Mrs. O'Neill (oneilld@chelmsford.k12.ma.us) and Mrs. Sepe (sepek@chelmsford.k12.ma.us). Be sure to also discuss with your child.
• Lunch is available for take home ONLY through online ordering ( see Food Services section below in this newsletter)
• Students will either have specials or recess (rotates every half day).
• Snack time may be adjusted and/or not occur depending on your child(ren)'s schedule.
• Extended Day will be open until 3:00pm for students signed up on TUESDAY. Please provide your child a lunch.
• Please anticipate possible delays with buses as they navigate an early release schedule.

Wednesday, June 18th

• First Day of Summer 2025! See you in August!

Dear Chelmsford Families,

Our district values your feedback! We are currently surveying The Chelmsford Public Schools families in order to gain insight into your perception of our school and district's effectiveness. We also want to better understand barriers to families accessing our schools and programs. To ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback. We want to know what you think.

To administer these surveys, we have partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our 2025 Family Survey as we did in 2023 and 2024 as well. Panorama safeguards your privacy, keeping your responses anonymous. The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete and will be a valuable source of information for us as we work to make our schools and district as good as they can be.

You may complete the survey online between Thursday May 1st and Friday June 13th using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the website below: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/chelmsfordma/family25/surveys

If you have multiple CPS school-aged children, please feel free to fill out multiple surveys to represent each individual child’s experience. The first question on the survey will be a dropdown to select which school you are filling the survey out for.

We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact your building Principal.

Thank you in advance for your time.

Fit Fest Message from Mrs. Brown: Our whole school Fit Fest is Wednesday June 11th! The weather so far looks great. Students are assigned to teams and asked to wear their team color if possible. Have students wear sunscreen and dress appropriately for the weather. We are looking forward to a fun day!

Ms. Anna Fagan's (Doctoral Psychology Intern) last day at South Row is Friday, June 13. Dr. Brogan and our staff extend their heartfelt gratitude to Anna for her dedication to the South Row students and families. Ms. Anna has tirelessly helped Dr. Brogan with many assessments this year as well! We wish her all the best as she continues her doctoral degree at William James College and on her next clinical placement the Brenner Center for Psychological Assessment!

New Nurse: Heather Martin will be our new nurse in the Fall when Nurse V transitions to CHS. Ms. Martin is a Registered Nurse with almost 11 years of nursing experience—including 9 years in school-based health services. She is focused on providing high-quality care, supporting student well-being, and contributing positively to our educational community.

Ms. Martin also focuses on both preventive education and emergency preparedness with a goal of creating a safe and supportive school environment. Ms. Martin takes pride in building strong

relationships with students, families, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure that every child

receives the support they need to succeed.

Recurring Reminders:

• Fit Fest and Outdoor Events: Please consider applying sunscreen in the morning at home on warm/sunny days as we approach end of the year events and activities that are outdoors.
• Smartphones and Smart Watches: We strongly discourage sending your child to school with smart phones or watches. If your child brings either of these devices to school the expectation is that they are turned off and in their backpack.
• Snacks: Please remember to send your child in with a snack. The school has a very limited supply that gets depleted quickly and it is not to every students liking.

• PE Reminder: Please help your child to remember to bring sneakers when they have Phys Ed. Snow boots are great for recess, but unsafe for the gymnasium. Also on PE days, I would suggest students wear T-shirts or layers so they can take their long sleeve off when they get hot. Thank you!

• IIQ Help Desk Tickets: Some families have been using an unmonitored email for support with accessing the Aspen Family Portal. Instead, please use the incident IQ request form located on the CPS website under the parent drop down menu. Here is the direct link: https://chelmsford.incidentiq.com/guest/TKHNDKXH/parent-support#top .

Dear South Row,

Parents of 3rd and 4th grade students, please continue to send in updated physicals. I am preparing the 4th grade files for middle school, I want to make sure they have the most updated information possible. There are a lot of end of year activities and events coming our way. If your student has food allergies or sensitivities, please be mindful to read what the school sends out regarding events where food will be available for students.

Have a great long weekend,

Nurse V.

PTO Event Experience Survey

We've had a FANTASTIC year here at South Row and our PTO is looking for feedback to continue to provide an overall great experience for your child(ren) while they are at South Row. Please take a minute to provide us some important feedback on our events this year. Use the QR code in the graphic above or click HERE to share your input. We appreciate you!

Summer Send Off

Summer's ALMOST HERE and South Row PTO wants to send the South Row teachers and staff off into summer with a nice cool treat! Richie's Slush cart will be at South Row on Tuesday, June 17th for STAFF ONLY to enjoy! We'd love some scoopers to make this summer send off especially sweet! If you can help with scooping slush from 12-2pm on June 17th, please sign up using the link HERE! We appreciate you!

Pumpkin Fair 2025

We're already looking ahead to this year's Pumpkin Fair! Our Pumpkin Fair Committee is looking for new members to share ideas, help spread the load of this 52nd annual South Row Pumpkin Fair. Are you interested in joining in? Have some new ideas you think would be great? Contact Liz Haugner, committee chair, at elizcern@gmail.com.

We will be offering a virtual option for those that would like to join the monthly PTO meeting but can't make it in person. Please use this link to join the meeting virtually.

Please click on the "button" below to access resources and supports available. Do not hesitate to reach out to any support team member with any questions you may have.

**Please note: We continuously update the button below with new resources as they arise.

This section is comprised of the following items pertaining to food services

• Website
• Breakfast Information
• Tentative Breakfast/Lunch Menus

Mrs. Terri Gilbert

Principal

gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Dr. Jayson A. Ramalho

Assistant Principal

ramalhoj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us

Email: gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/Domain/15
Location: 250 Boston Road, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Phone: 978-251-5177
Facebook: facebook.com/SouthRowElementary
Twitter: @CPSSouthRow

• Mrs. Terri Gilbert, Principal: gilbertt@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177 ext. 4
• Dr. Jayson A. Ramalho, Assistant Principal: ramalhoj@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177 ext. 3
• Mrs. Shannon Vandevoordt, School Nurse: vandevoordts@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177, ext.2
• Mrs. Debbie O'Neill, Secretary: oneilld@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177, ext. 0
• Mrs. Kim Sepe, School Clerk: sepek@chelmsford.k12.ma.us, 978-251-5177, ext.0
• Absentee Line: 978-251-5177 ext. 1